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.Laim Patent No. 82,804, dated october 6, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN DOR AND GATE-CLOSER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY' CONGERN.:

Be it known that I, HENRY N. GONKLIN, of Indianapolis, Marion county,and State of Indiana, have invented va new andlimproved Gate andDoor-Closer; and do hereby'declare that the following is'a fulland`exact description thereof, reference being had to the followingdrawingaand letters of description marked thereon, of whichv Figure 1 representsthe lever and pivot coupled. Figure 2 represents the manner of applyingthe sanne to the gate or door.

The nature of my invention consistsA in constructing a deviceto beattached to the gate or door for the purpose of closing the same.

To enable -others skilled in the art to make and vuse the same-I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. i,

I construct a lever, a, of brass or other proper material, also apivot,b, of the samematerial, attach-pivot bto the gate or door-post c, andcouple lever a to pivot b, and'attach achain or4 rodd, to lever a, andattach chain or rod cl to the gate or door e; The manner of attachinglthe same is shown-in iig. y2; `the chain or fasten'- i'ngs to belengthened or shortened when the gate or door is. to be further. opened.

- The pivot b, above referred to, is constructed the form shown on thedrawings, and is designed not only for easy adjustment iny al door-jambor gate-post, b ut also to abrd re'ady vneans for attaching or detachingthe vlever a, at the n'ill of the operator. A

The advantages of this peculiar conformation become apparent when thefact is considered that the chain is liable to breakage, and a removalthereof for repairs isvoften necessary. It is 'valuable also forpurposes oi' removal from one door or gate to another, and for the easewith'which it can be arranged on a new gate or door.

I am aware that weighted levers hav'e been used to some extent for thepurpose of closing'.doors, but, so far `as I have observed, they areconnected with so many ropes and pulleys,ias not onlyr to render' themexpensive in construction, but also very liable to get out of order.V

What I claim as my invention, and for which I desire Letters Patent ofthe United States, 'is;--

A gate or door-closing device, having lever a, pivot b, and chain' d,constructed, arranged, :and operatingsubstantially as herein specified.

HENRY N. coNKLIN.

Witnesses:

JAMES M. KING, CARTER M. Blaas..

